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man's receptacle. It was singular to notice that each 

 one had a constriction near the middle of the body, 

 and the second part was not so thick by one -half as 

 the first part was. In fact, it looked like two worms, 

 a large one and a small one, fastened together end to 

 end. 



" And what in your scientific jargon may be the 

 name of this monster ? " asked Eene. 



" Arenicola piscatorum" 



"A fine name, certainly euphonious, and easily 

 understood: arenicola, an inhabitant of the sand; pisca- 



LUQ OE LOB-WOKM (Areiiicola piseatorum). 



torum, sent into the world for the special benefit of 

 fishers. You see that at the proper moment I 

 can be an etymologist. But tell me what are these 

 tufts of small hairs disseminated over their bodies ? 

 It can scarcely be to prevent them from taking 

 colds." 



" No, the tufts of hairs are not the furs of the lob- 

 worms ; they are really their branchiae, or respiratory 

 organs, if you prefer that term." 



" How droll ! So that, according to you, these sea 



